Monday 1 December 2014

The Machine Stops - or should it?

Around a century ago 'The Machine Stops' was written by one of our most creative of writers [Forster]. Perhaps one of the finest depictions of what this group is about - albeit also with something about the downside of a less than active society...timely given we are heading toward 50% of us being overweight.


Given that 100 years ago 'screens' were decorative, placed in front of fireplaces or used to help us modestly un/dress, not electronic, and we knew not even of radio or computing, it was indeed visionary writing. Like that writer, this group has in its grasp a solution to the high-time/low carbon needs of humanity's future economy and a picture of a possible end game for health/fitness/wellbeing/environment/progress/creative striving. Professor Ken R might be pleased with this progression in our social/economic revolution.